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Google previews Chrome open source operating system

Internet search giant Google has lifted the lid on its operating system, known as Chrome OS. The free and open source system is initially aimed at low-cost netbooks and does away with many of the features of a traditional program.

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Cyberbullies hit primary schools

Cyberbullying is a growing problem in primary schools, according to the Anti-Bullying Alliance.

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Action needed on internet bullying

As many as 340,000 children and teenagers are regularly bullied over the internet or on their mobile phones, according to a new report.

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Network sites 'need help buttons'

Major social networking websites have been criticised for not introducing a help button for children to report concerns about grooming and bullying.

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China joins supercomputer elite

China has become one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five supercomputers in the world.

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Intel debuts text reading device

Chip giant Intel has shown-off a device designed to give vision-impaired and dyslexic people access to printed text.

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YouTube introduces automatic captions for deaf viewers

YouTube's parent company Google has announced on its blog that automatic captions are to begin to roll out across the site.

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Government lays out digital plans

The government has laid out its plans to deal with illegal file-sharers as part of its Digital Economy Bill, outlined in the Queen's Speech.

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T-Mobile staff sold personal data

Staff at mobile phone company T-Mobile passed on millions of records from thousands of customers to third party brokers, the firm has confirmed.

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Voters' details on stolen laptop

Personal data on more than 14,000 voters has gone missing from the offices of a council in Hertfordshire.

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E.On reveals customer bank data

The personal details of 817 E.On customers have been disclosed in error. E.On said it was trying to find out how it happened and was in the process of contacting all of those affected. It has apologised for the mistake.

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Hackers target leading climate research unit

The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.

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Computer glitch hits US flights

A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans has caused cancellations and delays along the US east coast.

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Medical debut for smart band aid

Clinical trials have begun of a smart plaster - a sensor-studded band aid that wirelessly monitors vital signs

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Tiny chip could diagnose disease

Researchers have demonstrated a tiny chip based on silicon that could be used to diagnose dozens of diseases.

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Night vision scopes see daylight

Night sights can be broken down into two main categories - thermal imaging and near infrared (IR) - both of which are in use in Afghanistan.

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Age of cyber warfare is 'dawning'

Cyber war has moved from fiction to fact, says a report. Compiled by security firm McAfee, it bases its conclusion on analysis of recent net-based attacks.

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Twitter urges Murdoch to be open

Newspapers should become "radically open" if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of social networking site Twitter has said.

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CD player production ends at Linn

A manufacturer of hi-fi systems has sounded what it said could be the death knell of the compact disc player.

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Girls 'becoming Facebook addicts'

Parents fear their daughters are becoming addicted to social networking sites, a girls' school leader says.

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Ordnance Survey maps to go online

Ordnance Survey map data will be freely available online to everybody from 2010, the Government has announced.

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Free public Wi-Fi scheme for town

A major Wiltshire town is to become the first in the UK to offer free public wireless internet access to its entire population, it was claimed.

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Net gets set for alphabet changes

Users of scripts other than that in which English is written will soon have web addresses in their own language.

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Egypt launches Arabic web domain

Egypt will open the world's first Arabic language internet domain, its communications minister has said.

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Net talking shop kicks off debate

Egypt should not have been picked as the venue for a key net talking shop, say human rights activists.

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Oyster roll-out 'early next year'

London commuters will be able to use pay-as-you-go Oyster cards on the city's suburban overland rail network by early next year, officials said.

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Making the first comptuer virus

If you've ever had to spend a lot of money on antivirus software, you'd be forgiven for wanting to take Dr Fred Cohen aside for, to put it politely, a few choice words.

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Power-guzzling TVs to be banned

Energy-hungry television sets will soon be banned across California in a landmark move by state legislators to reduce energy consumption.

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Lab worms are stunned by 'phaser'

Scientists have shown off an effect not unlike that of the "phasers" in the show Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes.

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EU cracks down on mobile services

Websites mis-selling mobile ringtones and other services have been forced to clean up their acts, following a European Union crackdown.

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Credit card security breach fear

Reports are being investigated of a major credit card scam in Spain. Anyone who used a Visa or Mastercard credit card when in Spain may have had their card data compromised.

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Warning for online money mules

Police chiefs are urging people looking for work during the recession to be alert to online scams that trick them into laundering money.

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Two held in global PC fraud probe

Two suspected computer hackers have been arrested in Manchester in a major inquiry into a global internet scam designed to steal personal details.

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Microsoft hit by Chinese ruling

A court in China has ordered Microsoft to stop selling versions of its Windows operating system that include fonts designed by a Chinese company.

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China military site draws hackers

The Chinese military defence website was subjected to 2.3 million hacking attempts in its first month online according to officials.

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How to explore Mars and have fun

The US space agency needs your help to explore Mars. A Nasa website called "Be A Martian" allows users to play games while at the same time sorting through hundreds of thousands of images of the Red Planet.

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UN slated for stifling net debate

The UN has been criticised for stifling debate about net censorship after it disrupted a meeting of free-speech advocates in Egypt.

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